Family

Family

Richard Hartog / LAT

FAMILY: The Gomezes, Cesar, left, Thania, and their father, Felipe, have dinner in their L.A. apartment. Felipe came to the U.S. illegally in 1990, to try to give his children more opportunities, but the children have been denied access to college financial aid.

FAMILY: The Gomezes, Cesar, left, Thania, and their father, Felipe, have dinner in their L.A. apartment. Felipe came to the U.S. illegally in 1990, to try to give his children more opportunities, but the children have been denied access to college financial aid. (Richard Hartog / LAT)

FAMILY: The Gomezes, Cesar, left, Thania, and their father, Felipe, have dinner in their L.A. apartment. Felipe came to the U.S. illegally in 1990, to try to give his children more opportunities, but the children have been denied access to college financial aid.